James Lloyd (Maryland)

James Lloyd (1745-20 September 1830) was a US Senator from Maryland from 8 December 1797 to 1 December 1800, succeeding John Henry and preceding William Hindman. He was a member of the Federalist Party.

Biography
James Lloyd was born in Chestertown, Maryland in 1745, and he became a lawyer before serving in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. Following the resignation of John Henry from the US Senate in 1797, Lloyd was appointed to succeed him, serving until his own resignation in 1800. During the War of 1812, Lloyd held a general's rank in the US Army, and he freed the captured Francis Scott Key from Fort McHenry. He died in Easton, Maryland in 1830.